About Bankati Village

Bankati is a mid sized village in Kanksa tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,255, made up of 650 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankati village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Kanksa
Pincode	713148
Area (hectares)	148.52 hectares
Population	1,255
Male Population	650
Female Population	605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bankati compares

By the 2011 count Bankati is the 35th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 148.52 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Bankati

Bankati is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bankati as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankati from other places

Bankati lies about 78 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Kachujor, about 1.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bankati
Nearest railway station	Kachujor	1.6 km
Nearest town	Dubrājpur	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kanksa	33 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	78 km

Villages closest to Bankati

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanksa tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Bankati

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankati village had a population of 1,255. That makes it the 35th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Bankati village has 650 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankati has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Bankati is 713148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankati covers 148.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankati falls under Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bankati is Kachujor, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bankati.

Bankati is about 78 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankati is in Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district. Kachujor is about 1.6 km away. Dubrājpur is about 9.4 km away. Kanksa is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.